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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Respiratory syncytial virus and other respiratory viral infections in older adults with moderate to severe influenza-like illness
Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume 209, No. 12, Year 2014
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Description
Background. Few studies have prospectively assessed viral etiologies of acute respiratory infections in community-based elderly individuals. We assessed viral respiratory pathogens in individuals ≥65 years with influenza-like illness (ILI). Methods. Multiplex reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction identified viral pathogens in nasal/throat swabs from 556 episodes of moderate-to-severe ILI, defined as ILI with pneumonia, hospitalization, or maximum daily influenza symptom severity score (ISS) >2. Cases were selected from a randomized trial of an adjuvanted vs nonadjuvanted influenza vaccine conducted in elderly adults from 15 countries. Results. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) was detected in 7.4% (41/556) moderate-to-severe ILI episodes in elderly adults. Most (39/41) were single infections. There was a significant association between country and RSV detection (P =. 004). RSV prevalence was 7.1% (2/28) in ILI with pneumonia, 12.5% (8/64) in ILI with hospitalization, and 6.7% (32/480) in ILI with maximum ISS > 2. Any virus was detected in 320/556 (57.6%) ILI episodes: influenza A (104/556, 18.7%), rhinovirus/enterovirus (82/556, 14.7%), coronavirus and human metapneumovirus (each 32/556, 5.6%). Conclusions. This first global study providing data on RSV disease in ≥65 year-olds confirms that RSV is an important respiratory pathogen in the elderly. Preventative measures such as vaccination could decrease severe respiratory illnesses and complications in the elderly. © 2014 The Author 2014.
Authors & Co-Authors
Falsey, Ann Regina
United States, Rochester
Rochester General Hospital
Duval, Xavier
France, Paris
Inserm
Esen, Meral
Germany, Tubingen
Institut Für Tropenmedizin
Hwang, Shinnjang
Taiwan, Taipei
Taipei Veterans General Hospital
Taiwan, Taipei
National Yang-ming University Taiwan
Kremsner, Peter G.
Germany, Tubingen
Institut Für Tropenmedizin
Launay, Odile
France, Paris
Ap-hp Assistance Publique - Hopitaux de Paris
Leroux-Roels, Geert G.
Belgium, Ghent
Universiteit Gent
McNeil, Shelly Ann
Canada, Halifax
Canadian Center for Vaccinology
Nowakowski, Andrzej Marcin
Poland, Warsaw
Wojskowy Instytut Medyczny
Richardus, J. H.
Netherlands, Rotterdam
Public Health Service of the Rotterdam Region
Ruíz-Palacios, Guillermo Miguel
Mexico, Tlalpan
Instituto Nacional de la Nutrición Salvador Zubiran
Oostvogels, Lidia C.
Belgium, Wavre
Glaxosmithkline Pharmaceuticals Sa/nv
Durviaux, Serge M.
Belgium, Wavre
Glaxosmithkline Pharmaceuticals Sa/nv
Taylor, Sylvia M.
Belgium, Wavre
Glaxosmithkline Pharmaceuticals Sa/nv
Statistics
Citations: 189
Authors: 14
Affiliations: 14
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1093/infdis/jit839
ISSN:
00221899
Research Areas
Covid
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study